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Over exaggerated news reports designed to influence Americans to support war with Spain | Yellow Journalism |
This country controlled Cuba prior to the Spanish American War | Spain |
The sinking of this ship caused tension between the United States and Spain | U.S.S. Maine |
This country gained new territory after the Spanish American War | United States |
By quoting the proverb “Speak softly and carry a big stick” President Theodore Roosevelt meant that he was willing to do what | force if necessary |
Theodore Roosevelt extended what policy to prevent European involvement in Latin America? | Monroe Doctrine |
According to the Monroe Doctrine, who was told not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere? | European Nations |
During World War I, Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, and Belgium were a part of this group. | Allied Powers |
Turkey (Ottoman Empire), Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, and Germany were a part of this group. | Central Powers |
The United States has political and economic ties to this Allied Power. | Great Britain |
The sinking of this ship caused the United States to join the Allied Powers. | Lusitania |
This German note to Mexico caused the United States to enter World War I. | Zimmermann Telegram |
Submarine warfare from this nation caused the United States to enter World War I. | Germany |
This group failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles preventing the United States from joining the League of Nations. | US Senate or US Congress |
The United States president created the 14 Points plan, which called for the creation of the League of Nations. | Woodrow Wilson |
Great mobility, new jobs, and growth of transportation-related industries were the results of this becoming more affordable. | Automobiles |
The telephone, radio broadcasting, and movies improved this. | Communications |
The electric stove, water pump, and the washing machine have what in common. | Labor saving products |
Henry Ford used this process to make automobiles faster and cheaper. | assembly line |
Prohibition led to the rise in what? | Organized crime |
People who smuggled illegal alcohol were known as what? | Bootleggers |
The movement of African Americans to the North and Midwest was known as what? | Great migration |
The movement of the African Americans to the north was painted by whom? | Jacob Lawrence |
Who was the novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age? | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Who was the novelist who wrote about the strength of poor migrant workers? | John Steinbeck |
Who were the composers of uniquely American music? | Aaron Copeland and George Gershwin |
The variety of the African America culture revealed in what? | Harlem Renaissance |
Over-speculation of the stock market, the failure of the Federal Reserve to prevent the collapse of the banking system, and high tarrifs causes what? | Great Depression |
How did the Great Depression impact farmers. | Their income failed to low levels. |
Who created the New Deal? | Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) |